NICKY HENDERSON is keen to run former champion hurdler Binocular at either Aintree or Punchestown.

Willie Mullins believes Quevega is stronger than ever as she bids for a hat-trick in the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Willie Mullins believes Quevega is stronger than ever as she bids for a hat-trick in the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday.

Punjabi, the 2009 Champion Hurdle winner, has been ruled out for the season.

LOOKING at the Champion Hurdle at Punchestown today the first thing which strikes me is from where is the pace going to come.

HURRICANE FLY, the medium of positive reports of late, can take the Grade 1 Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this evening.

Quevega has a world of options next season after the star mare got every inch of the three-mile trip in the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown.

AS far as I’m concerned there is only one plus to me not riding today, and that’s the fact I don’t have to choose between Willie Mullins’ three runners in the World Series Hurdle.

Punters keeping faith with Cheltenham form suffered another reverse as Menorah became the fifth Festival winner to be turned over at Aintree with General Miller landing the John Smith’s Top Novices’ Hurdle.

PUNJABI will bid to rebuild his slightly tarnished reputation in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.

Punjabi will bid to rebuild his slightly tarnished reputation in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.

Quevega once again showed a brilliant turn of foot to land the David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham for the second year in succession.

BARRY GERAGHTY believes Punjabi has been underestimated ahead of his bid for back-to-back victories in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle today.

I HEADED for Cheltenham on Sunday night and then had a relaxing enough day yesterday.

Nicky Henderson is fearful of the challenge posed by his former inmate Khyber Kim in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle – despite playing a three-strong hand tomorrow with Punjabi, Zaynar and Binocular.

SOLWHIT, a leading fancy for the next Tuesday’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, may miss the race.

NICKY HENDERSON expects Barry Geraghty to remain loyal to Punjabi and pick last weekend’s facile Kempton winner over Zaynar in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle.

Punjabi is one of 10 entries for the Racing Post iPhone App HBLB Champion Hurdle Trial at Kempton on Saturday.

This afternoon's high-profile meeting at Wincanton has been abandoned due to a frozen track.

NICKY Henderson believes Punjabi is in better shape now than he was 12 months ago as he prepares to complete his Champion Hurdle preparations at Wincanton today, weather permitting.

Binocular has been ruled out of the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle due to a muscle problem.

NOEL Meade is stepping up Go Native’s work as the crack hurdler nears his date with a potential £1m bonus at Cheltenham next month.

LAST YEAR’S winner Big Buck’s features among 35 entries for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

Haydock clerk of the course Kirkland Tellwright is confident the weather will not pose a threat to Saturday’s high-profile meeting.

Champion Hurdle hope Khyber Kim could take in the Totesport Trophy at Newbury in February following his brilliant win at Cheltenham yesterday.

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THE last three Saturdays have been terrific, with Kauto Star, Denman and Twist Magic, and the plan at Cheltenham today is to keep the run going.

NICKY Henderson expects Champion Hurdler Punjabi to improve for the run ahead of Saturday’s Boylesports.com International at Cheltenham.

Nicky Henderson expects Champion Hurdler Punjabi to improve for the run ahead of Saturday’s Boylesports.com International at Cheltenham.

CHARLES BYRNES fears Binocular will be a major stumbling block to Solwhit, who is unbeaten in 2009 and is fresh from claiming the scalps of Muirhead and Hurricane Fly in the Punchestown Hurdle two weeks ago, in the WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle today.

Last season’s Champion Hurdle third Binocular heads a field of seven declared for Saturday’s WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle.

Binocular will replace Punjabi in the WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle, with the latter instead likely to wait for the boylesports.com International Hurdle at Cheltenham.

CHAMPION HURDLE winner Punjabi heads 25 entries for the WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on November 28 as he bids to repeat last year’s victory.

Champion Hurdle winner Punjabi heads 25 entries for the WBX.COM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on November 28 as he bids to repeat last year’s victory.

I suppose you could best describe my weekend as the storm before the calm!

THE rapidly improving Solwhit got the better of Punjabi at the end of a pulsating Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown last evening.

Solwhit is set to bid for Champion Hurdle glory at the Cheltenham Festival next season after his gutsy victory at Punchestown.

The Rabobank Champion Hurdle is the feature race on day four of the Punchestown Festival in Co Kildare today.

I had minor doubts about Fiveforthree staying three miles, but he certainly got the trip well at Punchestown yesterday.

MIKAEL d’HAGUENET, who has done us proud through the entire campaign, has to be the nap choice to head for a summer’s grass in a blaze of glory in the Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown this evening.

SIZING Europe will attempt to end the campaign on a high in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown today.

Punjabi bids to follow in the illustrious hoofprints of Istabraq and Hardy Eustace by completing the Cheltenham/Punchestown Champion Hurdle double tomorrow.

BOOKMAKERS reported mixed fortunes after a closely-matched first-day jousting between the layers and punters.

Nicky Henderson landed his fourth Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival – but not with favourite Binocular, who could finish only third behind stablemate Punjabi.